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Question Of the Week; Is Betting On the Super Bowl Excessive?

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It sure is. More money changes hands on Super Bowl Sunday than on any other day, or for any other sporting event, throughout the year.

Clearly (and sadly), the millions betting have little or no interest in, or knowledge about, this complex game. To these bettors, an ''audible'' only means something they can't hear, and a ''nickel defense'' just is not worth a dime.

WAYNE GETTINGER

Bayside, Queens

A version of this letter appears in print on January 28, 1990, on Page 8008012 of the National edition with the headline: Question Of the Week; Is Betting On the Super Bowl Excessive?. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe